.. _sec-units:

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Units in PLaSK
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Property                                     Unit
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Physical dimensions                          µm
Wavelength                                   nm
Concentration (carriers, electrons, holes)   1/cm\ :sup:`3`
Electric potential                           V
Electric current density                     kA/cm\ :sup:`2`
Band energy                                  eV
Heat flux                                    W/m\ :sup:`2` (in 2D Cartesian space), W/m\ :sup:`3` (in 3D and cylindrical space)
Light intensity                              W/m\ :sup:`2`
Material gain                                1/cm
\- over carriers concentration derivative    cm\ :sup:`2`
Modal loss/gain                              1/cm
Propagation constant                         1/µm
Temperature                                  K
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